New Storyline for Spaceship Earth at Epcot

April 16, 2007, 8:43 AM ·
Mouseplanet.com's WDW Park Update is reporting that Spaceship Earth at Epcot is getting some major changes due to its new sponsorship with Siemens. Read the full article here: http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=wd070416mg. The new storyline will show "how each generation of mankind has invented the future for the next generation, and how the spirit of innovation has moved people from the caves to the cosmos," according to a Disney press release.

April 16, 2007 at 2:58 PM ·
WDWMagic.com has what appears to be the full Disney press release as well as an interesting photo of a possible new logo for SSE.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/general_epcot_news.htm

The part that excites me the most is the touch-screen panels inside each ride vehicle. The future in theme park attractions is interactivity that is engaging and makes you want to ride it over and over again.

Major kudos to Epcot and Siemens for putting new life into SSE by bolstering it's storytelling capablilties and not turning it into a roller coaster like some rumors suggested (i.e. SSE: Time Racers).